diff --git a/pages/common/host.md b/pages/common/host.md
index 29a1968a26..ecd88fc2f4 100644
--- a/pages/common/host.md
+++ b/pages/common/host.md
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
 - Reverse lookup an IP:
 
 `host {{ip_address}}`
+
+- Specify an alternate DNS server to query:
+
+`host {{domain}} {{8.8.8.8}}`